The State Port USfMl Soutfi BNlfiswick opens football practice with four new assistant coaches — 1C Nek Inii^.Mtt iiinVnr If - Brunswick College’s gn cises held Sa future power Deregulation of providers to impact city By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor Sometime soon, possibly around the turn of the century, North Caro linians will be able to choose the com panies that sell them electricity for home use, just as they pick and choose long-distance telephone companies today. Deregulation of the electric indus try will allow that. It will usher-in a totally open marketplace for electric consumers and radically change the way electric generators, electric trans mitters «nd electric distributors do business. Deregulation will directly affect the City of Southport as a municipal power distributor and it will directly affect the city 's consortium of power buyers Eastern Municipal Power Agency and its administrative arm. Electricities. How cities like Southport — and the power agencies themselves — prepare for the imminent deregulation of the electric industry was the prime topic of discussion as Electricities mem bers met in Raleigh last week. Aider man Paul Fisher and city manager ' See Power, page 9 Posher Proposal may avert bed appeal By Holly Edwards Feature Editor Dosher Memorial Hospital trustees Friday reviewed a proposed agree ment to settle an appeal filed by Mag nolia Health Care against state ap proval of Dosher's application to con struct 60 skilled nursing beds. Magnolia Health Care, which pro posed to include the skilled nursing beds as part of a larger retirement community at Supply, filed the appeal two months ago with the state Office of Administrative Hearings. The proposed settlement of the ap peal will be forwarded to the Certifi cate of Need section of the N. C. De partment of Human Resources, Haywood said. That agency will re view the proposal in conjunction with the state attorney general's office and is expected to render a decision on the See Appeal, page 10 . ruuio »v Jim narper ino question ot who s the proud one here. In time, ten-month-old Jena Marie Walton of Long Beach will be proud of her dad, Frederick Walton, for his graduation from Brunswick Community College on Saturday night, but for the moment she is just interested in his tassels. More college graduation photos, stories in Neighbors section. Highway 211 corridor Bond notes will fund first SBSD sewer line By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor N. C. Local Government Commission Tuesday ap proved issuance of $ 1.1 million of bond anticipation notes for the Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District. Also approved by the division of the state treasurer’s office charged with seeing to the credit-worthiness of lo cal governments was a loan of nearly $1 million from a state revolving fund administered by the N. C. Division of Environmental Management. The bond anticipation note and loan approval will al low commissioners to award construction bids for a first See Sewer, page 7 Wastewater flow from the N. C. 211 corridor project will be transmitted to Southport for treatment at that city’s treatment plants Market values County looks to four-year revaluation By Terry Pope County Editor Brunswick County may cut its property revaluation cycle in half, from eight years to every four years, to keep up with changes in market value that drain the county of poten tial ad valorem tax dollars. The last revaluation process was in 1994 with another scheduled for 2002, but the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on Monday indicated it may want to go on a four year cycle of readjusting property values as early as 2000. “In counties where you have the diversity, it may be a good consider ation,” said Brunswick County tax administrator Boyd Williamson. His department can perform a revaluation on the county’s 100,000 parcels in 18 months. The problem is that under state law all property assessments for tax pur poses are based on the year of the last county revaluation, in this case 1994, rather than on the current market ‘I think you should reappraise not because of the level but because one group of citizens is being penalized at the expense of others.’ Bill Connolly Appraisal director value. For example, if lots in one subdi vision sold for $25,000 in 1994 but sell for $40,000 today, all would be valued at $25,000 on today's tax books to prevent inequities among See County, page 10 Regional water plan of interest to Long Beach By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor While the Town of Long Beach has committed over $ 100,000 to develop ment of a municipal groundwater source, it may be open to taking on partners in development of a regional drinking water system, mayor Joan Altman said this week. Last week, Caswell Beach mayor Joe O'Brien mulled over options to assure that town a reliable, cost-ef fective drinking water source for the future. He said Caswell Beach’s best option was as a partner in ownership of a regional water recovery and treat ment system. Long Beach and Caswell Beach now both buy treated drinking water from Brunswick County. But, dis tressed by Brunswick County’s wholesale price increases, perceived poor water system managment prac tices and inability to provide long Candidate filing period ends quietly Crowe, Altman unopposed; primary in Lons Beach By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor Mayors Bill Crowe of Southport and Joan P. Altman of Long Beach will succeed themselves in municipal elections of 1997, barring a successful write-in campaign, but Boiling Spring Lakes voters this year will chose a new mayor from among six candi dates who want that job. With the Friday noon closing of the period in which citizens may file notice of candidacy for election to municipal and other local government offices past, voters now have a clear view of their options for local leadership. Mayors Crowe and Altman will be unchallenged in their bids for reelection. Multi-term mayor Mark Stewart of Boiling Spring Lakes has decided not to stand for reelection, but there is no shortage ot people who want his job. While the mayor's race in Long Beach won't generate a non partisan primary election, 14 candidates for six seats on Long Beach Town Council will force an October 4 primary during which two will be eliminated. The purpose of the non-partisan primary election is to narrow the field of candidates to two per available seat. Of other general observations that can be made at the close of the filing period, it can be said there will be little excitement in Caswell Beach this election year. Incumbents Bill Bovd and Paul OConnor were the only candidates to emergi and will succeed themselves barring a successful write-in c.indK*«^__ Here is a breakdown of the candidates who will stand for election in 1997: Southport Mayor: Will iam (Bill) Crowe. 70, of 101 North Atlantic Av enue. Aldermen Ward 1 (vote for two): Incumbent Jim Brown, 58, of 230 River Drive; incumbent Paul Darrel Fisher, 63, of 110 River Drive; Paula D. Spelts, 620 North Howe Street. Alderman Ward II (vote for one): Wayne Hewett, 47, 402 Burrington Avenue; Alleyah McKenzie-Muhammad, 58, 911 North Caswell Avenue; incumbent Philo N. (Phil) Joyner, 58, 812 North Caswell Avenue. Long Beach Mayor: Joan P Altman, 44, 109-27th Street SW. Councilors (vote for six): incumbent Frances Allen, 68, 201 See Filing, page 11 ‘Once we have those results in hand, we will be able to speak with other towns and communities about their water needs.’ Joan Altman Long Beach mayor term price projections. Long Beach Town Council last year made up to $300,000 available to study the fea sibility of a municipal groundwater recovery and treatment system. Caswell Beach has engaged in an all-out examination of its role in pro viding water to residents, property owners and visitors of the town. That examination - which includes future water supply options - was prompted See Water, page 10 INSIDE Opinions 4 Police report 9 Obituaries 12 TV schedule 4B Calendar 4B Church SB Notices 7C District Court 8C Classifieds ID Business 12D TOP STORIES ON THE Hmrcma www.southport.ne

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